A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament
Subtitle: setting forth the grounds and reasons, that necessitate them at this time to take up defensive arms for the preservation of His Majesties person, the maintenance of the true religion, the laws and liberties of this kingdom, and the power and priviledge of Parliament. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com
Contributors: Husband, Edward, printer; Frank, John, fl. 1641-1642, bookseller; Nye, Louis, donor
Publisher: August 3. London, printed for Edward Husbands, and Iohn Franck
Published: 1642
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Early works to 1800; History
Work titles: Proceedings. 1642-08-02
Notes: Signatures: A-B ©  (A1 verso blank)

Title within ornamental border; head piece; initial.

Other editions have titles "A declaration .. setting forth the innumerable plots," (Wing 2nd ed., 1994: E1453); "A declaration .. setting forth the severall plots," (Wing 2nd ed., 1994: E1454) "A declaration .. shewing the imminent danger" (Wing 2nd ed., 1994 E1455)

One of 3 settings: in this setting, line 5 of text on A2r has "Majestie, putting" and lines 14 & 15 on B4v read "this Quarrell we will live and die."

Note by contemporary hand in ink to last page.

With a former owner's bookplate.

Bound in half leather; gilt lettering to spine.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E1450

Thomason, E.108[42]

ESTC (RLIN), R001976